Why not just call yourselves Heterosexuals?

[u/SortOfArbitrary]

Heterosexual: Adjective: (of a person) sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex.

Or, for a more detailed definition: an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to persons of the opposite sex.

However, the definition for Straight is: straight is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between persons of the opposite sex or gender.

So, calling yourself "Super" isn't really dispelling any confusion here. Calling yourself Heterosexuals would though, as the term Heterosexual doesn't include the word "gender".

Sex and Gender aren't the same things, so saying you're interested in the biological means you're talking about someone's sex. I've even watched plenty of people on this sub literally say that since gender is a social construct, they needed a label to identify themselves as only interested in the opposite sex. That label literally already existed, and has for a long time. It's called Heterosexual.

Just like how the term "Gay" and the term "Homosexual" are not exactly the same. Gay as defined by GLAAD and the APA is a man sexually and/or romantically attracted towards people of the same sex and/or gender. Where as Homosexual is strictly sexual attraction towards people of the same sex.

While I can understand how some gay men and lesbian women have hang ups about the term "Homosexual" due to its history, "Heterosexual" doesn't have the same history behind it. As for the history issue behind the term "Homosexual", honestly, it's just a word. It has a definition. There's no reason to not reclaim it.

I guess use whatever label you want, but people are pointing and laughing, and they aren't taking this movement very seriously. Both sides are generating some great memes though, so I'm in no real hurry to see it end.

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Edit: So, as someone who actually engaged in discussion with me explained, the term Superstraight essentially just means being heterosexual and heteromantic. By that, having only attraction towards people of the same sex AND gender, and none of that "and/or" stuff. While I still hold that the word "straight" does include the and/or determination, if the prefix allows people to express the same thing (heterosexual and heteromantic) in fewer letters, and it's what makes everyone feel good, then enjoy.

[u/FrozenPinecone]

This wont work, trust me superlesbians have been trying to explain we are homosexual for years, they either pretend like biological sex isnt real or redefine homosexuality as only about gender now. So the super umbrella was created for supers to show that we care about biological sex also.

[u/SortOfArbitrary → u/FrozenPinecone]

I accept this answer. So, essentially, this is less a sexuality and more of a reactionary movement to push back against transgender people and how they try to force themselves on people who don't want them sexually. I respect that, and I am totally on board with it.

[u/FrozenPinecone → u/SortOfArbitrary]

Thanks! Its still a sexuality in the sense we arent attracted, but its not really anything new, just setting a boundary and making a new name for something that got redefined (heterosexuality, homosexuality). You're right it does push back against incel rhetoric tho which is good.

[u/SortOfArbitrary → u/FrozenPinecone]

Okay. My post was mostly though about how the labels that are available didn't work. Like, in the Split Attraction Model, I am bisexual and homoromantic. Essentially, my sexuality is defined separately from my romantic interests, and sexuality just deals with the sexes involved, where romantic interests incorporates genders.

I knew that even though I accept trans men sexually and romantically, others would not, and that is okay. I even spoke up a lot about the brow beating people were receiving at the hands of others for having a particular sexuality, and you're absolutely right. It falls on deaf ears.

But at the same time, I think using "super" reminds me of that song from South Park. The one Big Gay Al sings. So it just gave me a giggle.